Mallet



oct. 19, 1943. c. J. KOSTER 3 2,332,384

MALLET Filed Dec. 18, 1941 SH01/MMA l Patented Oct. 19, 17943j frrhe present .invention ,relatesfto maints,V vfor use .in factories,` manual training shops, home-4 workshopsandithelike".

. :The primary. `objects of .the 'invention rare -to providea mallet vwhose striking surfacesfare .in the form of replaceable percussion heads so` that when `theheads .becomev worn out the-y may be f replaced Without the necessity `ofreplacing the entirelfmallet; toprovi'de such avmallet 'Whosefrefv placeable percussion .'heads" may befof dilerent' materials,.foreiample` a metal or hard fiber rhead on oneend thereof and a `resilient rubber head on the other end thereof,thus to enlargethe mallets4 l scope l.of cutility; to' kprovide .such a vr'nallet whose handletiscounterbalanced so thatthemal'-V let 4may Vbezstood on one oi .its percussion heads with the handleprojecting horizontally therefrom thus to facilitate grasping themallet for`use,fand also to? enhanceithexmallets attractiveness for windowdisplay; and 'insgeneral vto provide such4 a mallet' which is .rugged .andflsturdy in construction, particularly Well adapted for its intended use, and reasonably economical in manufacture. illustrative embodiments ofthe invention `are shown in tlfievaccompanyngdrawing, wherein:

`Figure `1 is aside elevationalviewlof ar'nalleft constructed according to thepresent invention., andstood ononeof its percussion heads; -1 f vFiguren? is' a `plan yiewofrthe top of the rnallet asthe sameis-seeniniligurel; w L Figure 3 isa 'fragmentary 4plan View o'flthe bottom of ure'l;

r Figure Il anehlarged fragmentary sectional l View thereof taken .online-L-A of Figure 2; i s

- Figure 5 is? an enlarged fragmentary sectional:

Referring now in detail to this drawing Wherein like parts are designated by the same' numerals in theseveral Views,V the mallet shown in Figures i to 6 inclusivekgenerally comprises an elongated barrel-'shaped wooden body memberl having a the mailet asthe 'same. is seen inliga ands s0 that their whichl within the Vhere il 7 f the Jhairy; niemeer-estar meansofgluerand alsdandipreferably; bjm'ens the` endf portion alf-3. of Athefhandle; the' outer, endfot "-gTha'Qppcsite enldsf-ofrtheelongatedbody meme. ber.y :|111 fare. reduced; tdiormtcllindrical rend por-5 tionsfi', H fandsadja-centrfshonlders i8, |19re'spec'- tively. '.LGylindical metal cfe-rrules z-Z, 21lacirci11 scribe the end-.horticus 15,111 respectively. ci :the body member ILO, lin butmentiwithf'thet adjacent shoulders t8, f l .9' :and-.extending beyond 'the'endsv diametrical'ly Opposite. the vlatelally projecting. hand1el2,. Alli-pair of relatively 'heavy cylindrical slugs 9g3 ipreferab;1y offfleadfare disposed'ingthe cavities 1,8, frespeotiyelyiand: are sealed in saidcayities nail-S1122 and .25 reSnentively;` er f tha the-other fastening 2l, c air-1dI which-fuese through These 'ltdf slugs horizontal position, andthe slugs 30, 3l also add Weight-.tc tha fr eeend ,oitlgemallet thuisy increasing the; force of the blowwvhen themalie pis .f/Axiifrmr -r-pecussionallead-zi?#preferably di hard fiber or the like, has a rabbeted inner end 33 seated within the ferrule 20,thisfpercussion head 32 being in abutment with. the body member l0 and extending beyond the Aferrule'20. Means for i fastening the ber percussion Vhead 32 comprise a plurality, 'here shown as four in number,v of

f dowels' 34 ybeing preferably glued in position.

radially extending annular bore Il in the middle thereof, and a laterally projectingwooden handle i2 having a cylindrical end portion i3 secured Glue may also be applied between theabutting ends of the percussion head 32 arid the bodyv memberl.

ement-teh hgiprefershlyisetintoftheibody\ A resilient percussion head 31, preferably of rubber, has a rabbeted inner end 38 seated within the ferrule 2l, this percussion head 31 being in abutment with the body member l and extend-l between the abutting ends of the percussion head y The openings 42 31 and the body member I0. in the resilient percussion head 31, through which the nails 40 are inserted during assembly, are provided with annular shoulders 43 -therein which engage behind the nail heads 4| to overcome any possible tendency of the nails to work loose during use. ofzthe mallet. Itpwill: be-:understood t that both ends of the body member I0 may bettedwithflrm or hard fiber percussion heads as previously described, or thatboth ends of the bodyfmember may be` fitted withresilient rubber percussion heads likewise as` previouslyl described, land without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. For general use, howevenit is lfound that contrasting percussion heads VVon a single mallet are convenient.

The-hardlilberfpercussion head 32may have a right angularouter end periphery as'sho'wn in Figures land 2, or if preferred the outer end periphery thereof may be rounded as indicated at 44 in Figures 4 and 5. The-latter form is found desirable in tin shops, bicycle shops and the like where heavy work must be accomplished without cutting cr otherwise marring the metal being shaped.` i f In the embodimentflthe invention shownv in Figures 7,` 8, and 9, the body member H0 and handle ||2 are secured together as previously described. In this modification the metal percussion heads 45 are identical and areconn'ected to`and as shown, are integral with-the ferrules 46. Fastening means comprising screws 41 pass through the-'ferrules 46 into the'body member I Infor securing these parts in assembly. Preferably a little space indicated at 48 separates each ferrule 46 from the adjacent shoulder 49 -of the body member H6, so'that the shock to the'percussion head during use of the'mallet is transmitted to the center 'of the body member H0 rather than tov the edgesthereof. The ferrules 46 may, if desiredpbe swaged over the heads of the screws 41 Where indicated at 50 to prevent dislodgment of the screws during use of the mallet. y Y y It will thus beseen that the mallet of the present invention is a sturdy, economical, efdcient and attractive tool, and while butV two specific embodimentsY oi.' the Vinvention have `been herein y in said cavity for counterbalancing the handle when the body member is stood on end.

2. In a mallet, an elongated body member hav- `ing substantially flat ends, a handle attached thereto projecting laterally from the middle thereof, said body member having a cavity in each end thereof in the outer portion of the body member and in the plane ,common to the longitudinal axes yof said body member and handle, and a relatively heavy slug disposed in each of said cavities for counterbalancing the handle when the `body member is stood on either of its ends.

3. Inamallet, an elongated body member having substantially flat ends, a handle attached thereto projecting laterally' therefrom, said body member having a cavity in one end thereof in the outer portion of the body member and in the plane common to the longitudinal axes of said body member and handle, a relatively heavy slug disposed in said cavity for counterbalancing the handle when the body member is stood on end, a ferrule circumscribing said end of the body member and extending beyond said end, fastening means passing through the ferrule into the body member and through said cavity for securing the ferrule to the body member and sealing theslug in the cavity, and a percussion head Vsea-ted Within the ferrule in abutment with the body member.

4. Ina mallet, an elongated body member having substantially flat ends, a handle attached thereto projecting laterally from the middle thereof, said body member having a' cavity in each end thereof in the outer portion of the body member and in the plane common to the longitudinal axes of said body member and handle, a relatively heavy slug `disposed in each of said cavities for counterbalancing the handle when the body member is stood on either of its ends, a pair..of ferrules circumscribing the opposite ends of thebody member and extending beyond said ends, fastening means passing through each` ferrule into the'body member and through the adjacent ,cavity for securing each ferrule to the body member and for sealing the adjacent slug in its cavity, and a percussion head seated within each ferrule in abutment with the body member.

CORNELIUS J. KOSTER. 

